New-York tribune., 1887-12-27


The Civil Service comedy Of the Democratic Ad-
min ,stmtion, long ago reduced TO the level OF
broad farce is now hopclcs,ly played out Ihe
scene has shifted. The cc.trade mc'odnma Is
now on the boards. with the President as the
hero. brand,hng his dagger over the throat Of
American industry and crying aloud for vengeance
upon the rivals of British manufacturing interests.
The World" accuses IHF TRrDrNF of wan
touly ns' eating Amer an anim0sity rainst every
fhine End sh. Not so We have reprinted arti-
clos from the London and provincial press on the
III, ,,tgc and also Punch's" striking cartoon and
verses. for the purpose of letting Americans know
how the proposed revision OF the tarH Is regarded
ion that great centre of modern manufacturing.
Lne>hmcn are renowned for their practical
sacacty aud uncrrinc sccrnmrut of their own
interests in comm Ical Transactions. 1t was IA
most important publc duty for 1nE TRIBUNE 10
acquaiut Americans with the fact that Mr. Cleyc-
land, policy WAS ha'lcd with satisfaction through
out England Many people in this land con-
fused hy ir.c-trad' arguments and unable ~ make
up their minds n regard to the probable result, of
change ot economic system. 1t may help them
20 lo.in ri-nt conclusion If wc can furnish the
evidence that revolutionary revision Of thc tarh
is rr,rtcd abroad with loud acclaim ~ an immcnS"
Giin t. every British industry. American, have
On" kind 80 feeling pos, Bile for England and Ing
>hmcn. but they do not feel called upon 10 adapt
their economic system 10 the urr. nj r.quir mclt,
az their chief rivals in manufacturing AMI in
dusty.
\ r be- of crm.nc and ldugly sc,ptrc can prob
ably be- rur h,>,d cheap D. app5 lns to Ar David
ka.akaua at Honolulu.
\ Rochester astronomer figure, it our that Sat
thc sun Judging from the tone which The
Louisville CouIicr-Jolrna H. employing Ia :. days
IN its rctcr.nc" 20 ~ The Ncy-l ri, sun Colonel
Waters % and Ar Dana. Hppr'irnded from the
point of view of the tarlH, ,crnrntcd from a'h
other by "a good many more milcs than that.
\ hucf statement made by Mr. Barnard the
supcsntcnd,nt II the Five Points House ~ In
dustry Mt thc Christmas celebration showed how
far-rcach.ng the influence of single charity may
hc IN allcviatns distress nud sending u ray Of
PLEASURE into drrary h0m.s \ special gift of
5000. outside Of The ordinary Christmas Donations
enabled thc house TO send ont a hundred baskets
each containing good dinner. beginning with
turkey and cndng with mincc pic TO families
p omm. ndoI ly visiting missionaries Adding
Tie number of members Of these families TO the
number II chldrrn provided FOR in the Institution
and others II WAS found that 1870 persons had
had Christmas dinner who would other
VS., have had none Facts like these convey
moral which ii IS never too late to put into
practice.
Mr. Cloyclnnd's message anI the hs raft have
both mt the same sad flte. Both were struck by
"a @ clone and both broken up
Inspector Byrncs's detectives displayed remark
able <ccnncs, and ability In hunting down the
thieves who stole lot Of valuable silks the other
day. The Internal machine case last week air
par, to offer fewer difficulties Her" is IA good
opportunity for detectives 10 be justified Of their
calling
one minor detail in which the mana gers Of the
elevated roads cnn add 10 the comfort Of pasScn-
Z, r. Is by usiructng the bnkcmen 10 provide
better ventilation The cars are now admirably
oycrhoatcd We say admirably, because the over
heating Of cars seems be recognized as feature
If American life, not 10 bo tampcrcd with any
more than the Constitution. But the mitigation
of the temperature of the cars in the body Of the
train by the cold drafts that rush through when
the doors are opened does not extend To the 'front.'
and rear ears, which ARE only opened at one end
half hours ride in one of these is apt to leave
pass ngcr with II headache and II pnrchcd mouth
and. in other ways, offers all the cnloyments ot
brief spell Of high fever. SO let the ven'llhtorS
have chance.
Mr. Blaine was entirely right Sixty millions of
people have right TO say " We expect to thirty
five millions, especially II it is only sending
phrase home to roost
a ST. Louis lcttcrcarrcr has been explaining to
reporter how ho manages 10 walk with
ease over slippery ground without fall
Lott. ,nrr. ltn
of something TO his advantage by apply ing 70
the Dcmocratic leaders who have been charged with
the duty Of shaping the tariff legislation Of the
minority in the pres mt Congress They are anAiousy
looking for just that sort Of p,r'on. aud doubtless
Will pay literally Tor points
IL Is to be hoped that the news that the great
raft has gone 10 pieces will prove to be entirely
true II seems to bc the general impression that
the dispersal will remove all danger though eN-
acty why il should be SO is not clear To the
lnV mind IT, seems us If H. might be an awkward
business for vessel to run into field even oI
loosely floating logs like that the Enterprise
picked her way through. However this may be-
the question deserves consideration, whether 'here
cannot be some action by international concert |"
prevent the setting ull0at of these logbcrss. III
is moustrous that spcculntors should he allowed,
s.mlly for the sake of personal profit To brlhS
thousands Of yOyagers into serious danger III Is
equally obvious that If there Is relief To DE oo-
tained IL Is not 10 be had by an appeal To the
conscicnccs of the spectators. If the owner OF
the rift who lives in this city, has ever manifested
the slightest anxiety regarding possible danger To
others it, has never been made TO appear publicly
Ills only concern seems TO have been about his
logs
Connndrum for the Board of Estimate What is
the relation between enlarged appropriations in
December, 1887. and IA Presidential election in
Novcmb {, 1882
Our facetious ncighbor, The World" remarks
that thara il not line IN the Declaration Of In